#8B28CA#8B28CA

#8B28CA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.231 H 307.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B28CA
RGB	rgb(139, 40, 202)
HSL	hsl(277, 67%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(277, 80%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.2%, 80.2%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.03, 65.77, -64.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.03, 92.10, 315.57°)
OKLab	oklab(51.3% 0.1406 -0.1834)
OKLCH	oklch(51.3% 0.231 307.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.0646, 11.2711, 56.8788)
Luminance	0.1127 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B28CA #67CA28

analogous

#3A28CA #8B28CA #CA28B8

triadic

#8B28CA #CA8B28 #28CA8B

tetradic

#8B28CA #CA3A28 #67CA28 #28B8CA

square

#8B28CA #CA3A28 #67CA28 #28B8CA

split-complementary

#8B28CA #B8CA28 #28CA3A

monochromatic

#451464 #681E97 #8B28CA #A752DD #C185E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.45

#8B28CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#8B28CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B28CA

6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B28CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B28CA	1.00	6.45	3.25	6.45
#FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BCE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FC7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#80537A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b28ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 40, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.231 307.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36fdb',
    500: '#8b28ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b28ca;
$custom-light: #b36fdb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b28ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.667,
    "s": 66.942,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51304,
    "c": 0.2311,
    "h": 307.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11271
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B28CA

secondary

#9ED07E

accent

#EA3E81

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120815

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B28CA

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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